Charles Morris (surveyor general)
Charles Morris (8 June 1711 – buried 4 November 1781) army officer, served on the Nova Scotia Council, Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court (1776–1778) and, the surveyor general for over 32 years, he created some of the first British maps of Canada's maritime region and designed the layout of Halifax, Lunenburg, Lawrencetown, and Liverpool. In Halifax he laid out both the present-day down town core and the Halifax Common.
Charles Morris | |
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Charles Morris in Regency Era attire | |
| Surveyor General | |
| In office 1748–1781 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Succeeded by | Charles Morris (1731–1802) |
| Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court | |
| In office 1776–1778 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Belcher (jurist) |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Finucane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1711 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | 4 November 1781 (aged 70) Windsor, Nova Scotia |
| Relations | Charles Morris (1731–1802), son; Charles Morris (1759–1831), grandson |
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